Blacking-box holder



(ModeL) G. W. JOPSON & N. W. GRANDALL.

BLAGKI-NG BOX HOLDER.

No. 875,823. Patented Jan. 8, 1888.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE W. JOPSON AND NATHAN W. CRANDALL, OF MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT.

BLACKlNG-BQX HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 375,823, dated January 3, 1888.

Application filed January 17, 1887. Serial No. 224533.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

- Be it known that we, GEORGE W. JoPsoN and NATHAN W. ORANDALL, residing at Me riden, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Blacking-Box Holders; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

Our invention relates to an improvement in blacking-box holders, the object being to produce a compact, convenient, cheap, and durable holder.

With these ends in view our invention consists in certain details of construction and coinbinations of parts, as will be hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of one form which a holder embodying our invention may assume, such holder being shown as applied to a blacking-box; and Fig. 2 is a view of the holder and box in side elevation.

The box A and the coverB thereof are of ordinary construction. The holder is formed from wire, and as herein shown consists of a frame-piece, aslidinghand-piece, andathumbpiece' The said frame-piece comprises a straight-bar loop, C, extending a little below the lower edge of the box, two vertical parallel edges or loops, D D, separated by the width of such loop C, and two legs, E E, at right angles to the loop, and secured at their opposite ends by solderF to the bottom of the box, from which they are offset, except where soldered. The sliding hand-piece consists of a simple loop, G, resting upon the upper face of the straight bar of the loop C and provided with bent ends H H, which are hooked under the offsetting portions of the legs E E, so that the hand-piece may be drawn out, as shown by Fig. 1 of the drawings, or retired under the box, as shown by Fig. 2 thereof. The thumb-piece consists of an inverted loop, I, vertical and parallel eyes or loops J J, separated by the width of the said loop I, and ends K K, which are inserted through holes L L formed in the box-cover and soldered to the inner face thereof. Sheet-metal eyelets M M (ModeL) pass through the eyes D D and JJ and pivotall y secure the thumb-piece to the frame-piece, and hence the cover to the box, the eyes J J being located between the eyes D D, as shown.

In applying our improved holder the thumbpiece is secured to the boxcover. The holder is then assembled and the cover fitted to the box. Then, when the cover is still on the box, the legs of the frame-piece are laid upon the outer lower face thereof and secured thereto in the position which they naturally take. By completing the application of the holder after the cover has been applied to the box any distortion in the cover, box, or holder is compensated for without any fitting or bending of any of the parts, and the right and easy closing of the box is secured.

If desired, the hand-piece may be made integral with the frame-piece and the eyelets replaced by a cylinder passing through the eyes.

Having fully described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination, with a blacking-box and its cover, of a thumbpiece and a framepiece respectively secured to the cover and to the box and each made of wire coiled to form vertical eyes or loops, and means for securing such eyes or loops together, substantially as set forth.

2. In a wire black-ingbox holder, the combination, with a thumb-piece and a framepiece, each provided with vertical parallel eyes or loops, of eyelets for securing such eyes or loops together to form a hinge, substantially as set forth.

3. In a blacking-box holder, the combination, with a thumb-piece made of wire and secured to the box-cover, of a frame-piece also rnade of wire and secured to the outer face of the bottom of the box, the said thumb-piece and frame-piece being each coiled to form vertical eyes or loops, and means for uniting such eyes or loops to form a hinge, substantially as set forth.

4. In a wire blacking-box holder, the combination, with one or more wire legs secured to and offsetting from the bottom of the box, of a sliding handle extending parallel with such legs or leg, and having its inner end looked under the same, substantially as set forth.

5. In a wire blackingbox holder, the combination, with two parallel legs secured to and offsetting from the outer face of the bottom of the box, to which they are attached at their opposite ends, of a sliding handle extending parallel with such legs, and having its inner end provided with extensions for engagement with them, substantially as set forth.

6. In a wire blacking-box holder, the con1- bination, with a thumb piece comprising a loop, two vertical parallel eyes or loops, and two ends, the latter being secured to the boxcover, of aframe-piece comprising a loop, two

vertical parallel eyes or loops, and two legs, the latter being secured to and offsetting from the bottom of the box, and a sliding handpiece engaged with the said legs and adapted to be retired under the box, substantially as 20 set forth.

In testimony whereof we have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEO. W. JOPSON. N. \V. CRANDALL.

Witnesses:

GEORGE A. CLARK, WILLIs I. FENN. 

